CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson is not giving up his job right now, but he was asked to talk about what legacy he hopes he’ll leave behind.Superintendent Eddie Johnson joked about the question as an attempt to push him out. But at a City Club of Chicago luncheon Thursday, he said he hoped after his years as a police officer and superintendent, he’ll be remembered as someone who cared deeply about protecting the city and keeping it safe.
He said he’s acknowledged the problems and believes things are not completely as they should be yet, but they are better than when he took over.Johnson said that while he’s not leaving his post right now, but whenever he leaves, he wants to be remembered as someone who cared deeply about the city and keeping it safe. Johnson told the luncheon attendees that he desperately wants the police department to be a department for the whole city. But he doesn’t deny that there’s a past history of mistreatment of black and brown communities to get beyond.A sadder part of the job: Johnson said he’ll travel to Washington, D.C. for National Police Week to attend a ceremony honoring officers killed in the line of duty, including District Commander Paul Bauer and others from Chicago.